Safeguarding Our Children: Safety Reforms Update
November 2006 Safeguarding Our Children: Safety Reforms Update The New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) launched a series of initiatives designed to improve child welfare outcomes in the city. ACS issues regular safety reforms updates. This update tracks ACS progress toward meeting its goals. Key milestones met include the development and launch of ChildStat, a computerized accountability tool that is intended to strengthen case practice and reporting requirements. ACS met its goal to hire 600 new child protective specialists to reduce average caseloads to 12. Other improvements include: A team of national child welfare experts now provides . . .
